Ahpra application refusal

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Hi everyone,

I´m a registered nurse from Germany with 4 years experience. Went to the whole registration process with ahpra and waited 7 months. Today I received an email, that they are considering to refuse my application. The reason for that is, that they do not consider my training as equivalent with the Australian one. That is really a joke. Has someone ever been in this situation before? How did you write your appeal letter?

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@ Giac:

I would love to help you but am on holiday in US and didn't bring my computer. I will be back on 1st June - is that too late?

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@ ordoghaz: sent in my papers to APHRA in April 2013 and got the approval (after appeal) in December. ANMAC was close to 5 months.

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@danapal. I sent in my EOI in mid May and I know they just had another invitation round. The dates they give are they the days you get informed or did it take a few days before you heard anything? Did you log in to check or did you get an email? I can't get my head around this.

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@lisbeth22

I am pretty sure you get an email within two days after the drawing if you got invited... good luck

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@lisbeth22 and @danapal

Hello,

I am a German that moved to Australia last year on a Skilled Independent Visa. While ANMAC said my 3 year Diploma of Nursing course from Germany was equivalent to an Australian Bachelors Degree AHPRA has now said that they will reject my proposal and said that I am only rated at an Australian diploma level (1.5 -2 years of study).

It seems that everybody on this thread has had the same problems, would it be possible for me to have a copy of your submission to the Board to see what might and might not have worked with the appeal? At this stage I would be willing to do a bridging course but not even that has been suggested at this stage and I am not sure what else to do.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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You can save the work. The AHPRA or the board read your appeal not at first, because the German KS training is not (more) is recognized. The only chance would be to lodge an appeal after rejection of Appeals, but apparently only works with legal counsel. Attempt at this, the Enrolled status recognized to get...

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One of the terms of service is that posts are made in english only.

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@denisemelbourne. My appeal was successful but the Danish degree is a Bachelor degree and on top of that I had undertaken part of my clinical training in Australia. I honestly think this might have been the only reason they changed the decision and have given me a pre-approval. If you decide to go ahead with the appeal ask if it would be better if you did the bridging program or took some classes at nursing school. Maybe contact your old school and ask if they have any exchange programs with an Australian Nursing School?

I'm now waiting to be invited to apply for a visa. Next invitation round is tomorrow.

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Thanks Lisbeth,

the whole thing is very upsetting and I feel very stressed. I don't understand how ANMAC assessed my Course as equally to an Australian Bachelor Degree and AHPRA says something totally different. I don't even understand why Australia has Skilled Independent Visas for Overseas Nurses anymore... I am here on a skilled independent Visa subclass 189 (Surgical registered nurse) and I can't work in my profession ... I am thinking of applying with AHPRA as an Enrolled Nurse Div 2 now.

Has anyone experience with that? How's the outcome? I read online that AHPRA requires a Diploma for Enrolled Nurses ... which I would have (that's what AHPRA says at least ...)

I am grateful for any help.

Cheers, Denise

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@Denise

That is what I will proceed with too, in the next couple of days...

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I got my invitation letter so I've sent in my application.

@danapal - how long did it take (roughly) from visa application till you had the visa?? I have already had all the medicals done as I knew I would have to.

@danapal and DeniseMelbourne - have you talked to APHRA about this?? From what I understand they may be reluctant to give you an approval as enrolled nurse as you haven't had actual training as such. Just seems others have run into this problem. I agree with you that it seems odd that two institutions in Australia can differ so much on same degree. I would have thought it'd be harder to get it approved by the immigration authorities.

I hope and wish you all the best of luck in proceeding with this - and I'm sure other German (and Switzerland) trained nurses would love to hear the progress.

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@lisbeth22

Think it took about 2 months for getting the medical invitation and another 2 weeks for getting the approved visa.

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